Mile 627.9 - 847.6, 6/23/19 - 7/9/19 Day 53: 3 miles VT RT. 100 to Bromley Mountain The day began very early in Chicago, with a flight to Boston and then a long drive back to Vermont. My brother Tim dropped me off at the parking lot where I'd gotten off trail around 5 pm. …
Tag: Appalachain Trail Flip-Flop
Cruising On: Days 41 – 52
Note: I'm behind again with this blog, but I'm trying to catch up! If anyone's curious, this post ends with me in Vermont, but I'm writing from Maine! Mile 497.8 - 627.9, 6/11/19 - 6/22/19 Day 41: 11.7 miles Great Barrington to Mt. Wilcox South Shelters We got a late start out of town. We …
Finding my Groove: Days 32 – 40
Mile 380.6 - 497.8, 6/2/19 - 6/10/19 Day 32: 6.4 miles Fort Montgomery to Graymoor Spiritual Life Center As always, we got a pretty late start today since we were in a hotel. Devin and I only planned on going 6ish miles though, so we didn't mind much. The first thing the trail did as …
Through NJ and into NY: Days 24 – 31
Mile 270.5 - 380.6, 5/25-6/1 Day 24: 12.6 miles Delaware Water Gap to stealth campsite I slept okay at the hostel bunkhouse. I got up and waited for the post office to open. Got my resupply package there from my parents. Then, my dad's cousin Paula, who lives in PA, came and picked me up. …
The End of Pennsylvania: Days 19-23
Mile 194.4 - 270.4, 5/20-5/24 Day 19: 6 miles Hamburg, PA to Windsor Furnace Shelter We left the hotel rather late, which was fine since Devin had to wait for the Post Office to open anyway. We went into the Port Clinton Barbershop, where the owner allows hikers to hang out. He even gives out …
A New State: Days 6 – 11
Mile 41.4 - 101, Waynesboro, PA to Lisburn Rd., PA Day 6: 8.6 miles Pen-Mar Park to Tumbling Run Shelter Took it slow getting out of the hotel, I made sure to really enjoy the continental breakfast. Got my shuttle at 10 and was on trail by 10:30. Very quickly got to the Maryland-Pennsylvania border. …
Beginnings: Day 1-5
Mile 0 - 41.1, Harpers Ferry, WV to Waynesboro, PA Day 1: 6.8 miles Harpers Ferry to Ed Garvey Shelter The night before, my parents and I stayed at Greenbrier State Park. I only planned on going 6.8 miles today, to the first shelter north of Harpers Ferry, so I didn't feel a need to …
